The 2016 FIA World Rally Championship-2 was the fourth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an
auto racing championship recognized by the
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, ran in support of the
World Rally Championship. It was created when the
Group R
In relation to motorsport governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, Group R refers to a set of regulations providing production-derived vehicles for rally competition. The Group R regulations were created in 2008 as a gradual ...
class of rally car was introduced in
2013
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. The Championship was open to cars complying with
R4,
R5, and
Super 2000
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regulations. The Championship was composed of thirteen rallies, and drivers and teams had to nominate a maximum of seven events. The best six results counted towards the championship.
After winning in
2015
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and
2014
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,
Nasser Al-Attiyah didn't participate in the 2016 season. The Qatari driver decided to focus on the
2016 Dakar Rally
The 2016 Dakar Rally was the 38th edition of the event and the eighth successive year that the event was held in South America. The event started in Buenos Aires, Argentina on January 2, then ran through Argentina and Bolivia.
Sébastien Loeb and ...
and on training for the
2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...
, in attempt to win a medal in the
Men's Skeet event.
Calendar
Regulation changes
* The Production Cup for Drivers and Co-driver will be discontinued after 2015.
Teams and drivers
Results and standings
Season summary
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Drivers
Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers.
;Notes:
* – Points earned as
Peugeot Sport Slovakia entry.
* – Points earned as
The Ptock
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entry.
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Co-Drivers
FIA World Rally Championship-2 for Teams
References
External links
Official website of the World Rally ChampionshipOfficial website of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
{{World Rally Championship results
World Rally Championship 2